Sharona Gets A Round Trip Ticket
When the Rolling Stones are on the road, they listen to 50s rock n roll and the blues. The Clash, predictably, listen to reggae. Rick James (natch) gets down to the FUNK. And the Knack? Well, the Knack listen to...Chopin? True enough, as I find when the door connecting Knack lead guitarist/songwriter Berton Averres hotel room to bassist Prescott Niles room swings open and the oh-so-debonair bassist steps lightly into the room, followed by the sweet sounds of Chopin.
Sharona Gets A Round Trip Ticket
THE KNACK ATTACK IS (ALMOST) BACK
by
Michael Goldberg
When the Rolling Stones are on the road, they listen to 50s rock n roll and the blues. The Clash, predictably, listen to reggae. Rick James (natch) gets down to the FUNK. And the Knack? Well, the Knack listen to...Chopin?
True enough, as I find when the door connecting Knack lead guitarist/songwriter Berton Averres hotel room to bassist Prescott Niles room swings open and the oh-so-debonair bassist steps lightly into the room, followed by the sweet sounds of Chopin.
I always listen to Chopin before a gig, admits Mr. Niles, flashing a gracious smile. It helps me get centered.
Un huh...Then I look at Niles again. Hes dressed, from his skinny Meet the Beatles necktie down to his pointed shoes, completely in purple. Looking over at Averre, who looks like a Jewish kid on the eve of his bar mitzvah, what with his golden brown curls, the narrow lapeled sportcoat, the thin tie and a face as earnest as a tenderfoot Cub Scout, I cant help but notice that his outfit glows a bright shade of turquoise.